Viv,

>I think I've seen that link before. I wonder if the behaviour has been modified since VFP3 - although MS says it's 'By Design' it begs the question of whether it's good design <g>
>

I couldn't find anything that says it has been changed directly. But you might look here.

>Do you have a link to the MSDN info on prioritization ?

Sure. Here is one.